Big changes coming soon to federal overtime laws..... since
2004, if an employee made about $23,000/yr. employers could classify
administrative and managerial employees as "exempt" for OT. New limit
will jump to $50,000 (everyone under limit eligible for OT). Too high, too
soon? Details here:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/overtime-pay-proposal-sets-white-house-businesses-at-odds-1434571771?KEYWORDS=overtime. Sarah Johns (LER Alum) passes along great NPR piece on one employer
response: smartphone curfews for a wide group of employees (think
administrative assistants) to avoid paying overtime under the new rules. Less pay, more pillow talk? (NPR excerpt: "She would tell me, 'Can you put your phone down?' I would say, 'Baby, I'm sorry, I have to do this real quick. This is work.") Details:
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/07/08/416515537/amid-new-overtime-rules-more-employers-might-set-email-curfew
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